R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
 1-2     Dr. Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., who was named a Nobel Laureate in
 1-3     Medicine for 1998; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Dr. Murad was one of three Americans working in the
 1-5     field of medicine and physiology chosen to receive this prestigious
 1-6     accolade, which he earned for his discovery relating to nitric
 1-7     oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, A native of Whiting, Indiana, Dr. Murad attended
 1-9     Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where he
1-10     attained his M.D. and Ph.D. in pharmacology; and
1-11           WHEREAS, He currently is director of the Institute of
1-12     Molecular Medicine, as well as the chairman of the Department of
1-13     Integrative Biology, Pharmacology, and Physiology at the University
1-14     of Texas--Houston Medical School and also serves on the board of
1-15     directors of Tripos, Inc.; Dr. Murad is a University of Texas
1-16     Regental Professor and John S. Dunn, Sr., distinguished chair in
1-17     physiology and medicine; he previously held positions at the
1-18     University of Virginia, Stanford University, Northwestern
1-19     University, Abbott Laboratories, and Molecular Geriatrics
1-20     Corporation, where he was president and CEO; and
1-21           WHEREAS, In addition to his most recent honor, Dr. Murad is
1-22     also a recipient of the 1988 Ciba Award, won the Albert Lasker
1-23     Basic Medical Research Award in 1996, and became a member of the
1-24     National Academy of Sciences in 1997; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, The field of medicine is as complex as the
 2-2     physiology of the human body on which it is based, and those
 2-3     dedicated individuals who significantly further our knowledge in
 2-4     this vital field provide a lasting benefit to their fellowman and
 2-5     are indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
 2-6           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-7     Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Ferid Murad on his receipt of
 2-8     the 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine and that he be extended sincere
 2-9     best wishes for continued success and happiness in the future; and,
2-10     be it further
2-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12     prepared for Dr. Murad as an expression of highest regard by the
2-13     Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                    Hochberg
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 99 was adopted by the House on March
         25, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House